The Conspiracy of Allusion: Description, Rewriting, and Authorship from Macrobius to Medieval Romance / / Douglas Kelly.

• Superior document: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions ; 97
• VerfasserIn: Kelly, Douglas,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : Brill,, 1999.
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions ; 97.; Studies in the History of Christian Traditions Online.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Preface /; Introduction /; Chapter One Macrobius in the Middle Ages /; Chapter Two Macrobius on the Art and Modes of Description /; Chapter Three Bridges in and Between the Medieval Latin and Vernacular Traditions /; Chapter Four Troy in Latin and French Joseph of Exeter's Ylias and Benoît de Sainte-Maure's Roman de Troie /; Chapter Five The Issue and Topics of Consent in Eneas, Erec , and the Bel Inconnu /; Chapter Six New Modes of Description in Romance Narrative /; Conclusion /; Bibliography /; Index of Titles /; Index of Names /; Index of Places /; Index of Subjects /; Studies in the History of Christian Thought /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004476512
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Douglas Kelly.

Chrétien de Troyes's reference to Macrobius on the art of description is indicative of the link between the vernacular literary tradition of rewriting and the Latin tradition of imitation. Crucial to this study are writings that bridge the span between elementary school exercises in imitation and the masterpieces of the art in Latin and French. The book follows the development of the medieval art of imitation through Macrobius and commentaries on Horace's Art of Poetry and then applies it to the interpretation of works on the Trojan War, consent in love and marriage, and lyric and vernacular insertions.